Yay! I vowed to get ONE actual piece done during Reading Week. Now back to the books. ;_;In exchange for some "posing practice" I clearly lost the ability to make some creative outfit... Ah well?I really wanted to work with light pastel colours.

I actually think the original Vocaloid art for her is... kinda ghastly (I mean, she's got grey skin...). And truth be told, I'm a bigger fan of Megpoid's voice. Despite all that, I love the amount of art and creativity that surrounds vocaloids and the opportunity they lend to aspiring musicians.

I like the special filters you added, really adds that magical touch to it. Maybe you can tell me the filters you used and how you went about it? I've never really been good at filter effects to be honest and I think they'd actually make some of my drawings look better.

Honestly, it's hard to place any "secret" or magic to it.- I used Multiply if I need to darken a spot up (or colour burn on *rare* occasions and low opacity)- I used Colour Dodge rarely, more often I find you'll get a better effect using a colour + overlay.From there it's just careful use of layers, clipping layers, locking layers, gradients, and whatever *your* secret is to colour a piece.

Wow. I just watched it -- I swear, coincidence. I was more inspired by the following:-- Facebook picture of some of my old high school friends jumping on the beach-- I like Miku's main outfit, but not the amount grey.-- My PJ (worn at time of sketch) is my old HS shirt. And there it is. *groan* Ah well. =/